Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-01-14
IN TOWN AND OUT.

| CRY, watches, repairing, etc.
Mrs. John Kurtz has improved somc-
what since last week.
Yesterday was one of the most beautiful
of the season--warm, bright and pleas
ant.
Commissioner Gayton was again chosen
chairman of the board at the recent ses-
sion.
| The commissioners will meet quarterly
hereafter-in january, April, July, and
October.
Oscar II. Wills Northwestern grown
| Seeds, Trees and Plants. Bismarck
Greenhouse
Probate Judge Henry Hodgkinson has
been suffering Of late from an attack of
rheumatism.
John Lloyd, Steele. .Wllliamsport mail
carrier, came in Tuesday evening, having
spent two days on the trip. So says
Jack.
George Gussncr, Central Block Market
Bismarck, keeps the best assortment and
has the largest stock Of Fresh Meats and
Groceries in the city. Give him a call.
Mr.. Armstrong has been selected by
Treasurer Brndle as his deputy. Mr.
IIcrriclS has been roappointed by Mr..
Parks as Deputy Register and County
Clerk
Mr.. ]. A. Robinson, Of Roop, Oak,
paid visit to the Capital City last week,
returning Tuesday of this week. Mr.. II.
met eight teams from Emmons County
on their way to Bismarck.
Mr.. John McTavish paid visit to his
home on Long Lake Creek last Sunday,
from the Brndlc coal mine. MIR. M. is
keeping bach" in what was formerly
used by Mr.. Brindlc as q cave.
An exchange says that the man who
won't take his county paper because he
can borrow it has invented n machine
with which he can cook his dinner by the
smoke from his neighbours chimney.
National Republican : Mrs. Linda w.
Slaughter, the brilliant Dakota authorcss,
better known by her newspaper name of
'Zczula.' arrived in Washington yester-
day, and is the guest of Prof Ortcnstcin
on G street northwest.
Born--Friday, Jan. T. to Mr.. and Mrs
s. E. Kurtz. of Williamsport Township,
son. immigration has begun carly.
The RECORD has always said that when
railroads became a certainty the popula
ton of Emmons County would increase
rapidly.
Merchant Connor will depart in about
a week for his old home in New Hamp-
shire. The beauty, Intelligence, "ag-
grcssivcness" and "numerousness' of
the Yankee girls are provcrbial. Who
wants to make small wager that the
merchant will return alone7
1t is hardly necessary to call the attcn
ton of our citizens to the fact that the
drug house of Dunn & Co., opposite the
Sheridan House, Bismarck, keeps on
hand at all times large stock of fresh
and pure drugs, which will be sold at the
lowest prices. Give the firm call and
be convinced of the fact.
Grand Forks Plaindealer: The pros
poets now are that Dakota will absorb
fully onc-third of the railroad building
of the United States during 1887. The
indications are that the coming season
will witness the largest railroad develop
ment in Dakota that has ever been re-
corded by any one state or territory in
one year.
Tribune Eugene A. Lilly, the cowboy
king Of Livona and the sombrcro crowned
cyclone from the wind-swept plains, has
dolfed his buckskin shirt and his cart
ridge belt, laid aside his spurs and Win
chester, brushed his hair in the most ap.
proved fashion, and returned to the quiet
walks of Bismarck citizenship. Hc will
remain in the city during the winter.
Bismarck Tribune On and after Jan. 1
the alliance of the newspaper and job
departments will be so strong that to
have the good will of the former it will
be necessary to patronize the latter. In
other words, all parties conducting enter
tainments for profit or pleasure will he
expected to get their free locals, editorial
notices or puffs where they get their job
work.
1t would not lead or drive, but it would
die. One evening during the fore part
of the week young farmer attempted
to drive pig home from Williamsport.
The porker manifested in high degree
the proverbial stubbornness of his spe-
cics, and wouldn't do anything that it
was wanted to do. So the farmer quietly
cut the animals throat, disemboweled it,
and carried it home as pork.
Sample copies of Farm, Stock and
Home (seml-monthly) of Minneapolis,
and Northwestern Farmer and Breeder
(monthlyl of Fargo, have been sent by
the publishers to each postoflice IN the
county. Don't forget that any subscriber
settling arrearages and paying a year in
advance for the RECORD, or any new SUBJ
scriber making advance payment for
year, will receive the two farm papers
for year free. We can keep this chance
open but a few weeks longer.
Mr.. F. II. Register and Mr.. j. H.
Worst departed for the Capital City on